Technology to activate communication-Integrate technology to enhance instruction only in a well-designed standards-based thematic unit using backwards design.

Technology to activate communication and transform learning

I. Resources for locating images and photos

1. Tag Galaxy	http://taggalaxy.de	Search for photos from Flickr
2. Fotopedia	http://www.fotopedia.com	Collaborative photo encyclopedia
3. Compfight	http://compfight.com	Sort images for creative commons
4. Goggle Art Project	http://www.googleartproject.com	3D art tours of many museums
5. Google maps in many languages	http://support.google.com/maps/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=63471	Google maps in a variety of languages
6. MorgueFile	http://www.morguefile.com	Lots of free photos
7. FLICKR	http://www.flickr.com	World's photo album-search creative commons
8. 5 card Flickr story	http://5card.cogdogblog.com -learn about http://5card.cogdogblog.com/play.php?suit=5card -play	Designed to foster visual thinking, you get 5 random pictures from Flickr and then you create a story.
9. Pinterest	http://pinterest.com	a pinboard-style photo sharing website

II. Using images and information to make stories, comics, books, magazines and speaking activities

1. Wordle	http://www.wordle.net	word clouds
2. Tagxedo	http://www.tagxedo.com	word clouds in shapes
3. Bubblr	http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr	Comic strips using Flickr photos
4. Piclits	http://piclits.com	Creative writing using images
5. Five Card Flickr Story	http://5card.cogdogblog.com/play.php?suit=5card	Lets you create a story from 5 random FLICKR pix
6. PECHA Flickr	http://pechaflickr.cogdogblog.com	20 random flickr photos, each one on screen for 20 seconds.
7. Issuu	http://issuu.com	Make a magazine or newsletter
8. Storybird	http://storybird.com	Collaborative Storytelling

III. Resources for using and creating videos

1. Video writing prompts	http://teachhub.com/video-writing-prompts	Site with writing prompts and popular videos
2. Video creating tools	http://www.youtube.com/create	Series of video creating tools grouped
3. Aminoto video	http://animoto.com/education#top	“music videos”
4. Dvolver video maker	http://www.dvolver.com	cartoon videos
5. Tubechop	http://www.tubechop.com	Cut a section of a Youtube video
6. Go Animate Edu	http://goanimate.com	Comic and animated movie

IV. Technology to record voice or use computer generated voice

1. Vocaroo	http://vocaroo.com	Simple podcast
2. Voxopop	http://www.voxopop.com	Talk discussion board
4. Google Voice	http://www.google.com/googlevoice	Students call and answer ?
5. AudioBoo	http://audioboo.fm	Record and upload audio

V. Technology to enhance speaking and writing Presentational communication

1. Glogster	http://edu.glogster.com	Digital Poster
2. Fotobabble	http://www.fotobabble.com	“Trading cards
3. FaceinHole	http://www.faceinhole.com	Put your face in pix
4. Blabberize	http://blabberize.com	Make picture talk
5. Make Beliefs Comix	http://www.makebeliefscomix.com	Make comic strips
6. Padlet (Wallwisher)	http://padlet.com	Digital post it notes

VI. Other great tools to impact learning

1. DropBox	http://www.dropbox.com	Cloud filesharing
2. Slideshare	http://www.slideshare.net	Share and find ppt
3. Scribd	http://www.scribd.com	Share docs and pdf’s
4. Quizlet	http://quizlet.com/	Create and use flashcards
5. Textivate-	http://www.textivate.com	Change a text into a game
6. Remind101	https://www.remind101.com	Safe way to text students and parents
7. Socrative-reponse system for quizzes	http://socrative.com	Response system for quizzes
8. Layar	https://www.layar.com	Augmented reality-layer urls, etc. on pix
9. QR code generator	http://qrcode.kaywa.com	ke qr codes-use “static” for free
10. Duolingo	http://duolingo.com	language learning gamified (app, too)
11. TES	http://www.tes.co.uk	amazing amount of resources and activities for many languages

VII. Apps

1. Neoreader-one of many qr code readers	http://www.neoreader.com
2. Layar-Augmented Reality	https://www.layar.com
3. Apps for Language learning	https://sites.google.com/site/melindamlarsonapps (thanks to Melinda Larson)